Deposit receptacle



July 10, 1956 A. ZACHARY 2,754,040

DEPOSIT RECEPTACLE Filed April 26, 1954 /.6' FIG. 3

INVENTOR ATTORN EY' United States Patent DEPOSIT RECEPTACLE Alexis Zachary, New York, N. Y.

Application April 26, 1954, Serial No. 425,554

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-199) My invention is a novel collection receptacle, particularly adapted for the deposit of metal pins and clips generally used in the dressing and other treatment of the hair in beauty parlors and similar establishments.

An object of the invention is to provide a receptacle having preferably the form of an open cup with means for securing it to the person of the subject; and designed to retain the articles placed therein without risk of spilling or loss.

A further object is to provide such a receptacle having means by which a magnetic force can be exerted to hold the contents, or removed from the receptacle, as may be desired.

The nature and advantages of the invention are made clear in the following description and the novel features are pointed out in the appended claim. The drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the improvement, but the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction herein set forth. Instead, variations in minor respects may be made Without omitting or departing from any of the essential characteristics by which the invention is distinguished.

On said drawings:

Figure l is a section of a cup-shaped receptacle according to this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a detachable magnetic member for the receptacle.

Figure 3 is a side view thereof.

The cup, of some non-magnetic material, such as aluminum for example, is indicated as a whole by the numeral 1, closed at the bottom 2, and having a bead 3 around its rim. On the bottom is a permanent magnet 15. The cup has a clamp 5 fixed to its rim, so that it can be attached to the collar of the patron, or a cloth draped over the shoulders. When the operator takes pins, clips or other metal devices from the customers hair and drops them into the cup, they are attracted by the magnet 15, as such devices are made of magnetic material, and retained in the cup 1.

Figures 2 and 3 show a carrier for the magnet 2,754,040 Patented July 10, 1956 to be disposed removably in the cup 1. The carrier is a strip of resilient non-magnetic metal bent into an approximate U-shape, with each arm 11 bent at the end to make a clip 12 to grip the rim 3 of the cup 1. The base 14 connecting the arms 11 is straight and the magnet 15 is riveted at 16 to the bottom of the base 14. When the carrier is put into the cup the clips 12 engage the rim and the magnet is then on the bottom of the cup and the resiliency of the carrier holds it securely in the cup 1.

The clamp 5 has one jaw 17 affixed to the rim 3 of the cup. This jaw has perforated bearing lugs 13 and the other jaw 19, that is movable, has similar lugs 20 for a pivot pin 21. This pin has its ends mounted in the lugs and is encircled between said lugs by a coiled spring 22, the ends of which press against the upper parts 23 of the jaws 17 and 19 so as to force the lower halves of the jaws which bear projections 24 into gripping position. The upper halves of the jaws diverge, so that they can be seized by the fingers and pressed towards each other to separate the halves bearing the projections 24. To the bottom of the cup at strip 25 is attached at its ends to rest on the customers shoulder when the clamp 5 grips the collar of the dress or towel drapped around the neck. Between its ends the strip is bowed with the convex side facing the bottom 2.

The receptacle is therefore a very handy accessory for the beauty parlor operator and prevents the clips, pins, etc. used for holding portions of the hair during treatment from being dropped or lost. The improvement is simple and inexpensive and well calculated to serve its intended purpose.

The jaws of the clamp having the teeth 24 can be as long as desired in the direction of the rim 3.

Having described my invention What I believe to be new is:

A receptacle having a body with a closed bottom, said body and said bottom being of non-magnetic material, a magnetic retaining member being disposed in said member, and a U-shaped non-magnetic carrier strip with upstanding arms and a central part connecting said arms extending across said bottom, said arms having bentover clips at their free end engaging the rim of the receptacle, the magnetic member being adjacent said bottom and secured to said central part of the carrier between said arms.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,301,093 Bradford Apr. 22, 1919 1,596,367 Miller Aug. 17, 1926 2,152,897 Madore Apr. 4, 1939 2,436,607 Rosenthal Feb. 24, 1948 2,536,979 Furedi Jan. 2, 1951 

